Internal communications show the U.S. government does not believe that protests in China will spread and remain active in the country, despite protests in nearly a dozen cities.
Riot police in Guangzhou, China, were deployed in hazmat suits to crack down on COVID-19 lockdown protests, in video obtained by Reuters.
A U.S. government communication obtained by Politico describes the protests as disorganized and leaderless, indicating they would more than likely fizzle out. The information, dated Tuesday, came just days before Chinese leader Xi Jinping orderedThe communication offers insight into the White House's lackluster reaction to the protests.for saying simply that the U.S. supports the protesters' right to peacefully demonstrate.
Chinese police officers block off access to a site where protesters had gathered in Shanghai on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022.Protests against Xi's"zero-COVID" policies boiled over this weekend after an apartment fire in Xinjiang killed at least 10 people. Reports suggested many of those killed were unable to leave their apartments due to lockdown measures, which have sometimes seen authorities welding doors shut.
A man is arrested while people gathering on a street in Shanghai on November 27, 2022, where protests against China's zero-Covid policy took place the night before following a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region.Officers reportedly used pepper spray to disperse an initial rally in Shanghai but soon began making arrests when protesters returned. Authorities filled a bus with those they arrested, according to the Toronto Sun.
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